Abhi Caps

Abhi Caps is tucked away at No. 1 Sakthivel Nagar 35th Street. It’s a quiet residential area for the most part, but our little unit stays busy from morning until evening. You can hear the rhythmic clicking of the sewing machines before you even walk through the door. We have shelves filled with different types of fabric and boxes of brims stacked up to the ceiling. Most of us here have been working together for a long time, so we don't need to say much to get the day started. The floor is usually covered in scraps of cloth and loose threads that we sweep up at the end of the shift. We have a couple of large tables where we lay out the patterns and do the cutting. It’s not a high-tech factory; it’s more of a traditional workshop where hands-on work is the main thing. On hot days, we leave the front door open to get a breeze, and we can see the kids playing in the street. We keep a small stove in the back for making coffee, which is pretty much essential for us. Every now and then, a neighbor stops by to chat while we’re packing boxes. We don’t have a sign that glows or anything like that. People just know us by the address and the work we do every day. It’s a steady life here on 35th Street.